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Mastic
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(1):
(n.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; - called also, mastic tree.
(2):
(n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
(3):
(n.) A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mastic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mastic.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mastic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mastic.html. 1828.
